Eight public meetings slated to discuss proposals St. Paul — It’s that time of the year when the DNR publicly explores potential experimental fishing regulations to tweak things for the better and revisits this year’s cycle of previously implemented changes (typically those that were implemented 10 years ago). Meetings will be held regarding the fishing […]
New fishing reg proposals, review of old ones on table Read More »
The reaction has been mixed, if predictable, to the announcement last week that the open-water walleye-fishing season on Lake Mille Lacs would close Sept. 6, after Labor Day.
Reaction to Mille Lacs closure mixed, nuanced Read More »
By Javier Serna Assistant Editor Pelican Rapids, Minn. — It’s illegal to remove aquatic plants from lake shoreline in Minnesota without a permit, but every year, a number of lakeshore landowners do it – and find out the consequences later. Such was alleged to be the case recently, when an Iowa man was cited for
Iowa man cited for dredging in Otter Tail County lake Read More »
St. Paul — At least 10 people have died from boating-related accidents this year, ahead of last year’s pace, which ended at a 10-year high. There were eight such fatalities as August began last year. “It generally continues a theme,” said Stan Linnell, the Minnesota DNR’s boat and water safety manager. “Capsizing and falling overboard
Boating fatalities on pace to surpass last year’s total Read More »
Lake City, Minn. — The situation the occurred last summer, when about 50 large lake sturgeon and paddlefish turned up dead on Lake Pepin because of what was believed to be misplaced commercial fishing nets, shouldn’t happen again, officials say. Commercial fishing with gill nets temporarily was shut down then, reopened, and again temporarily and
Gill net bans on big river to protect sturgeon, paddlefish Read More »
Larry Roberts, 45, is an electrician from the Pine City area. He appeared on the second season of History Channel’s survival show, “Alone.” He lasted 64 days with limited survival items on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, outlasted by only one other contestant.
St. Paul — The Minnesota DNR’s new catch-and-release fish record program, which included categories for lake sturgeon, muskies, and flathead catfish, has its first two records. A pair of anglers fishing different parts of the state both were fishing May 8 when they caught their respective fish – a 627⁄8-inch lake sturgeon caught on the
Pair of fish accepted into new records program [Photos] Read More »
While the Minnesota DNR’s invasive carp-monitoring effort hasn’t found anything of note this spring, a pair of bighead carp have turned up on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River.
Slow year is good year on invasive carp front Read More »
A petition from a pair of nonprofit groups to place moose on the federal endangered species list in four Midwestern states, including Minnesota, has cleared the first of several hurdles.
USFWS accepts petition to list moose Read More »
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